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Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

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Band 2

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

France

8 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Yannick Piette

France

Practice Areas

Specialises in all type of M&A and capital market transactions including public takeovers, takeover defenses, restructuring of listed companies, distressed M&A, governance matters, IPO and equity offering. Practice as litigator in public takeovers and AMF investigation. Major recent transactions include advising: Lactalis on its $2.1bn acquisition of the US yoghurt business of General Mills; Casino on (i) its €6bn restructuring, (ii) the €1.3bn sale of Hypermarkets and Supermarkets to Auchan and Intermarché, (iii) the $700m sale of Assaï and (iv) the €1.4bn sale of its stake in Green Yellow to Ardian; Orange on (i) the sale of Orange Cinéma Séries and Orange Studio to Canal + and (ii) the €1.3bn sale of its stake in Orange Concessions; Engie on the €3.4bn sale of its stake in Suez to Veolia; Vinci on the €4.9bn acquisition of ACS’s energy business; Total on the $8.8bn acquisition of Anadarko’s African asset; the French State on the privatization and IPO of Française des Jeux; Rallye on its €3.5bn restructuring; Terreis on the €1.7bn sale of real estate assets to Swiss Life.

Career

Partner at Freshfields from 2012 to 2014. Partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges since 2015. Graduated from EDHEC (1999), University of Lille (DEA Droit des Affaires). Member of the Paris Bar.

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Chambers France

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - France

2

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Yannick Piette is noted for his expertise in strategic acquisitions, disposals and corporate restructurings. He assists a range of high-profile domestic clients from the energy, finance and retail sectors.

Editorial individuel

Yannick Piette est reconnu pour son expertise en matière d’acquisitions stratégiques, de cessions et de restructurations d’entreprises. Il assiste un grands nombres de clients nationaux de premier plan dans les secteurs de l’énergie, de la finance et de la grande distribution.

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Global Practice Guide

Corporate M&A 2024
France | Law and Practice

Authored by

Yannick Piette, Romain Letard, Bruno Romagnoli, Agathe Soilleux

Article • Mar 2024

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Yannick is extremely bright, always available and gifted with exceptional negotiation capabilities.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers France

He is one of the best M&A lawyers in Paris, equally skilled in technical and strategic matters.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers France

Yannick is a great lawyer. It is easy to work with him. He is excellent, and often the only one able to solve issues.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers France

Yannick est extrêmement brillant, toujours disponible et doté d’une capacité de négociation exceptionnelle.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers France

Il est l’un des meilleurs avocats en M&A à Paris, aussi compétent en matière technique qu’en matière stratégique.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers France

Yannick est un grand avocat. Il est facile de travailler avec lui. Il est excellent et souvent le seul capable de résoudre les problèmes.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers France

Yannick is extremely bright, always available and gifted with exceptional negotiation capabilities.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers France

He is one of the best M&A lawyers in Paris, equally skilled in technical and strategic matters.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers France

Yannick is a great lawyer. It is easy to work with him. He is excellent, and often the only one able to solve issues.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers France

Yannick est extrêmement brillant, toujours disponible et doté d’une capacité de négociation exceptionnelle.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers France

Il est l’un des meilleurs avocats en M&A à Paris, aussi compétent en matière technique qu’en matière stratégique.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers France

Yannick est un grand avocat. Il est facile de travailler avec lui. Il est excellent et souvent le seul capable de résoudre les problèmes.

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondent
Chambers France

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